Avionics Systems Engineer

Parsons•Torrance, CA

About The Position

Parsons is seeking an Avionics Systems Engineer to join its growing space systems team. The role is part of a multidisciplinary engineering organization responsible for designing, developing, integrating, verifying, and operating electrical and avionics systems for spacecraft, launch vehicles, and other space-based platforms. The engineer will develop and maintain avionics architectures, requirements, electrical interfaces, and technical documentation; support the design and integration of avionics subsystems; and perform or support analyses, testing, troubleshooting, and verification activities. The position also involves coordination with multidisciplinary teams and may include support for launch-site activities, mission rehearsals, launch operations, and on-orbit commissioning or mission operations as required. An active Secret security clearance is required. The role is part of Parsons’ Federal Solutions team, which delivers resources and solutions to U.S. government customers in defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental fields. The stated salary range is $74,800 to $130,900.

Requirements

Active Secret security clearance.
Bachelor’s degree; additional years of experience may count in lieu of a degree.
At least 2 years of experience; additional education, training, and certifications may count toward total years of experience.
Familiarity with embedded software development, including discrete I/O, A/D converters, microprocessor system designs, serial communications such as asynchronous/synchronous RS-422, Ethernet protocols, and electrical test equipment.
Working knowledge of SolidWorks or an equivalent tool for CAD model and drawing development.
Ability to support electrical testing at the launch site and launch-site operations.
Experience developing, integrating, testing, or operating avionics or electrical systems for spacecraft, launch vehicles, aircraft, or other safety-critical systems.
Experience with electrical system architecture, requirements development, interface definition, verification planning, and requirements traceability.
Strong understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals, including circuits, digital systems, power distribution, signal interfaces, grounding, shielding, and electromagnetic compatibility.
Ability to read and develop electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, interface documents, and system block diagrams.
Experience supporting multidisciplinary engineering teams and resolving complex technical issues.
Strong technical writing, communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
Ability to work in a controlled, highly documented, configuration-managed engineering environment.
Ability to support integration, test, launch-site, or mission operations activities as required.

Nice To Haves

Active TS/SCI security clearance.
Master’s degree in electrical engineering, avionics engineering, aerospace engineering, systems engineering, or a related discipline.
Experience with spacecraft avionics, launch vehicle electrical systems, or space-qualified electronics.
Experience with flight computers, real-time embedded systems, data buses, and protocols such as Ethernet, RS-422, RS-485, UART, SPI, or I²C.
Experience with spacecraft electrical power systems, including batteries, solar arrays, power conditioning, and power distribution units.
Knowledge of guidance, navigation, and control systems and their electrical interfaces.
Experience with hardware-in-the-loop testing, automated test equipment, laboratory instrumentation, or mission simulators.
Familiarity with MATLAB/Simulink, Python, DOORS, or similar engineering tools.
Experience with radiation effects, parts assurance, electrical derating, reliability analysis, or fault-tolerant design.
Familiarity with NASA, MIL-STD, or other applicable space systems standards.
Experience supporting environmental qualification, launch-site operations, or in-flight anomaly resolution.
Willingness to travel and support integration, test, launch, and mission operations at remote sites as required.
Prior launch campaign experience in launch operations, spacecraft processing, or mission integration.
Strong understanding of launch-site operations, spacecraft integration, and ground support equipment.

Responsibilities

Develop space-rated electrical harness assemblies and integrate and test higher-level electrical assemblies, including microprocessor-based subsystems.
Develop and maintain spacecraft or launch vehicle avionics architectures, electrical block diagrams, schematics, and interface definitions.
Define, allocate, and manage avionics system requirements, including functional, performance, environmental, reliability, and safety requirements.
Support the design and integration of flight computers, data-handling systems, command and data buses, electrical power systems, guidance and navigation electronics, communications systems, sensors, and actuators.
Coordinate electrical and avionics interfaces with systems engineering, software, mechanical, thermal, guidance and control, mission operations, and payload teams.
Develop and maintain Interface Control Documents, wiring diagrams, connector definitions, grounding and bonding schemes, signal databases, and other technical documentation.
Perform or support power budget, energy balance, signal integrity, electromagnetic compatibility, fault protection, reliability, and redundancy analyses.
Support component selection, parts derating, radiation tolerance assessments, and electrical design reviews.
Develop test plans, procedures, and verification matrices for unit, subsystem, hardware-in-the-loop, system-level, and mission simulations.
Support avionics integration and test, including functional, electromagnetic interference and compatibility, vibration, shock, thermal vacuum, and end-to-end mission testing.
Troubleshoot electrical and avionics anomalies, conduct root-cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Prepare and present technical materials for system and design reviews, including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and FRR.
Support launch-site activities, mission rehearsals, launch operations, and on-orbit commissioning or mission operations as required.
Coordinate with hardware, software, manufacturing, test, quality, safety, and operations teams to support successful system delivery.
Support electrical testing at launch sites and integration, test, launch-site, or mission operations activities as required.